Misunderstood games - an IFDB Poll

by MathBrush
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I'm interested in games where the reviewers 'just don't get it', where part of the game that is essential or hidden got overlooked.

I'm thinking of Scary House Amulet as a prime example, where a solid parody game is passed off as poorly written.

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SPY INTRIGUE, by furkle
3 votes
"Easy to dismiss as ZANY, but actually very heartfelt." [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Endless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre
2 votes
"Billed as being for hardcore retro gamers only" [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Final Exam, by Jack Whitham
2 votes
"Lots of hidden content" [+]... (No comment) [+]...

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Scary House Amulet!, by Ricardo Dague
1 vote
"Great parody of a bad game." [+]...

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Laid Off from the Synesthesia Factory, by Katherine Morayati
1 vote
"Not as "on rails" as it seems" [+]...

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parasite, by Porpentine
1 vote
"Looking at the..." [+]...

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CYBERQUEEN, by Porpentine
1 vote
"Misunderstood by myself?" [+]...

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Stationfall, by Steve Meretzky
1 vote
(No comment) [+]...

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Plundered Hearts, by Amy Briggs
1 vote
"A "romance game" that is very action-heavy" [+]...

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Pogoman GO!, by Jack Welch and Ben Collins-Sussman
1 vote
(No comment) [+]...

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Mouth of Ashes, by verityvirtue
1 vote
"Well-described scenery with suspense." [+]...

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The Black Lily, by Hannes Schueller
1 vote
"Many reviewers..." [+]...

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ULTRA BUSINESS TYCOON III, by Porpentine
1 vote
"Some important..." [+]...

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Inward Narrow Crooked Lanes , by B Minus Seven
1 vote
"People thought the code was broken; it's not." [+]...

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